Can't change shell to zsh

Issues & Assistance
1

I've tried chsh , sudo pacman -S zsh garuda-zsh-config chsh -s /bin/zsh cp /etc/skel/.zshrc ~ from this post in garuda forum, chsh -s /usr/bin/zsh from this post, and sudo usermod -s /bin/zsh arafat without any benefit.

my /etc/passwd output is

   1   | root:x:0:0::/root:/bin/bash
   2   │ bin:x:1:1::/:/usr/bin/nologin
   3   │ daemon:x:2:2::/:/usr/bin/nologin
   4   │ mail:x:8:12::/var/spool/mail:/usr/bin/nologin
   5   │ ftp:x:14:11::/srv/ftp:/usr/bin/nologin
   6   │ http:x:33:33::/srv/http:/usr/bin/nologin
   7   │ nobody:x:65534:65534:Nobody:/:/usr/bin/nologin
   8   │ dbus:x:81:81:System Message Bus:/:/usr/bin/nologin
   9   │ systemd-journal-remote:x:982:982:systemd Journal Remote:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  10   │ systemd-network:x:981:981:systemd Network Management:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  11   │ systemd-resolve:x:980:980:systemd Resolver:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  12   │ systemd-timesync:x:979:979:systemd Time Synchronization:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  13   │ systemd-coredump:x:978:978:systemd Core Dumper:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  14   │ uuidd:x:68:68::/:/usr/bin/nologin
  15   │ avahi:x:977:977:Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  16   │ git:x:976:976:git daemon user:/:/usr/bin/git-shell
  17   │ polkitd:x:102:102:PolicyKit daemon:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  18   │ rpc:x:32:32:Rpcbind Daemon:/var/lib/rpcbind:/usr/bin/nologin
  19   │ tss:x:975:975:tss user for tpm2:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  20   │ prelockd:x:974:974::/home/prelockd:/bin/false
  21   │ memavaild:x:973:973::/home/memavaild:/bin/false
  22   │ named:x:40:40:BIND DNS Server:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  23   │ brltty:x:969:969:Braille Device Daemon:/var/lib/brltty:/usr/bin/nologin
  24   │ colord:x:968:968:Color management daemon:/var/lib/colord:/usr/bin/nologin
  25   │ dnsmasq:x:967:967:dnsmasq daemon:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  26   │ geoclue:x:966:966:Geoinformation service:/var/lib/geoclue:/usr/bin/nologin
  27   │ lightdm:x:965:965:Light Display Manager:/var/lib/lightdm:/usr/bin/nologin
  28   │ nm-openconnect:x:964:964:NetworkManager OpenConnect:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  29   │ nm-openvpn:x:963:963:NetworkManager OpenVPN:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  30   │ ntp:x:87:87:Network Time Protocol:/var/lib/ntp:/bin/false
  31   │ ldap:x:439:439:LDAP Server:/var/lib/openldap:/usr/bin/nologin
  32   │ openvpn:x:962:962:OpenVPN:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  33   │ rtkit:x:133:133:RealtimeKit:/proc:/usr/bin/nologin
  34   │ stunnel:x:16:16::/var/run/stunnel:/usr/bin/nologin
  35   │ usbmux:x:140:140:usbmux user:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  36   │ arafat:x:1000:1000:Arafat H Rakib:/home/arafat:/usr/bin/zsh
  37   │ guest:x:1001:1001:Guest:/home/guest/:/bin/sh
  38   │ cups:x:209:209:cups helper user:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  39   │ saned:x:960:960:SANE daemon user:/:/usr/bin/nologin
  40   │ mysql:x:959:1003::/home/mysql:/bin/bash

As you can see, the default shell for user arafat is zsh but when i open a terminal, it is not zsh rather bash.
Please someone help me to solve this issue.
thanks in advance

--update
if i do su - arafat it does open a zsh shell, which means as per the /etc/passwd the user arafat's default shell is zsh.
something happens when i log in. :confused:

2

Have you rebooted?

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3

You use it in one line?

whichsh         
-zsh

*******************************************
sudo pacman -S zsh garuda-zsh-config
chsh -s /bin/zsh
cp /etc/skel/.zshrc ~

Do you open new terminal?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Zsh

The solution in post work fine, second was root shell.

So read arch wiki.

4

Yes, multiple times.

5

I opened a new terminal, rebooted my system. without any benefit.

6

Read again the proper way to change shell and do it again.
Change to bash, then change to zsh.
Until you make it :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: .
You are probably doing something wrong.
The method is successful for everyone else :man_shrugging:

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7

This means it’s a setting in your terminal emulator. Check its settings.

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8

I had xfce4 and alacrity installed and they showed this behavior.
just installed kitty to verify this. BOOM kitty is starting zsh :open_mouth: :confused:

9

Right. So, it's in Alacritty's settings ($HOME/.config/alacritty.xml).

11

The only lines in that file that call bash are commented out

# Default:
#   - (macOS) /bin/bash --login
#   - (Linux/BSD) user login shell
#   - (Windows) powershell
#shell:
#  program: /bin/bash
#  args:
#    - --login

:confused:

what about xfce4-terminal? what about xfce4-terminal? :confused: found no settings in ~/.config/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc which specify default shell as bash :confused:

13

Solution is in post # 2 not in # 12.

I mark-it-solved !

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17

Thanks.
Yesterday i added exec zsh in by .bashrc but forgot about it. after removing that line and rebooting, my default shell is still bash when opening alacritty or xfce4-terminal.
Please help me solve this issue.

18

IIRC there is a flag on alacritty to use fish when starting. I seem to remember removing that, and it started my default which is zsh.

Check that, and make sure alacritty isn't set to always use fish, or some other shell.

Now I feel silly, @jonathon already posted about that above.

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